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Title
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Indiana Turner Society
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Description
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Interior view, group photograph. Back of picture reads: "Allegorical representation of the Turner Society, original tableau by Carl Betz at the tenth Turner Festival of the Indiana Turner Society in Terre Haute, Indiana on the 12th, 13th and 14th of August, 1882. The central figure is Louise Wittig, then 16 years old, who later became Mrs. Carl Betz. On the ribbon are the words: freedom, education, and well-being for all".
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Date
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1882
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Carl Betz - Pioneer in Physical Education
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Description
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Portrait and biographical article about Professor Carl Betz (1854-1898), a physical education teacher from Milwaukee, in 1885 making Kansas City "the first city in the country to have a permanent physical education program in its public schools," serving as supervisor of physical education and director of music in the Kansas City School District.
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Date
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1984-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Kansas City und Sein Deutschthum im 19 Jahrhundert [Kansas City and Its German Citizens in the 19th Century]
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Description
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Descriptions and photos of German institutions in Kansas City associated with Carl Betz (18??-1898). Description of the founding of the German Hospital (called Research Hospital since World War I), partially by Carl and his wife Louise, and their children's programs at the Turner Society on pages 38-42, the founding of the Germania Maennerchor, directed by Carl, on pages 87-88, and a picture and biography of Carl on pages 235-238.
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Date
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1900
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Deaths and Funerals: Miss Alma Betz - Obituary
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Description
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Photo and obituary for Alma Betz, "90, of 300 West 51st Terrace, a teacher in the Kansas City public schools 46 years and the daughter of the late Carl Betz, founder of physical education programs in 1885." Teacher of kindergarten and German and English at the University of Missouri and Paseo High School.
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Date
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1978-08-31
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Carl Betz
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Description
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Portrait of Carl Betz as a young man.
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Date
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1881
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Carl Betz Display
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Description
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Interior view, display case with portions of the Carl Betz Collection on display during an unidentified teacher's meeting. Back of picture reads: "This picture was taken in November of 1968 in the Missouri Valley Room of the Kansas City, Mo. Public Library. In the case were displayed books, periodicals and outlines written by Carl Betz, 1854-1898, pioneer in physical education. He introduced physical education into the public schools of Kansas City, Mo., in 1885. Also shown are medals awarded to Carl Betz by the Paris Exposition in 1889, and by the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
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Date
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1968
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Carl Betz Display
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Description
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Close-up view of display case with items from the Carl Betz Collection. Back of photograph reads: This picture was taken in November of 1968 in the Missouri Valley Room of the Kansas City, Mo. Public Library. The picture shows a part of the glass case in which were displayed books, periodicals, and outlines written by Carl Betz, 1854-1898, pioneer in physical education. He introduced physical education into the public schools of Kansas City, Mo., in 1885. The medals shown were awarded to him by the Paris Exposition in 1889, and by the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893."
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Date
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1968
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Board of Education from 1867 to 1895, Kansas City, Mo.
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Description
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Unframed composite of round portrait photographs of members of the Board of Education of the Kansas City School District from 1867 to 1895. E. H. Allen (1867-1869); Frank Askew (1879-1886); J. A. Bachman (1867-1869); A. A. Bainbridge (1867-1869); W. E. Benson, Secretary (1880-1895); X. X. Buckner (1871-1872); C. A. Chase (1873-1884); James Craig (1869-1879); F. A. Faxon (1894-1895); Joseph Feld (1870-1872); J. M. Greenwood, Superintendent (1874-1895); T. K. Hanna (1872-1874); R. H. Hunt (1874-1878); J. C. James (1884-1895); J. V. C. Karnes, Vice President (1869-1882 and 1893-1895); H. C. Kumpf (1867, 1880-1890); Gardiner Lathrop (1882-1893); T. B. Lester (1867-1870); E. L. Martin (1875-1895); J. L. Norman (1887-1895); H. R. Seeger (1871-1873); W. E. Sheffield (1867-1872); E. H. Spalding (1867); E. F. Swinney, Treasurer (1894-1895); Henry Switzer (1875-1880); L. K. Thacher (1890-1894); Henry Tobener (1869-1870); H. A. White (1873-1875); and R. L. Yeager, President (1879-1895).
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Date
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1896~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Carl Betz
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Description
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Portrait of Carl Betz. Identification on back of photograph reads: "Carl Betz Sr., My Father" and "Carl Betz (1854-1898), this is the way he looked during the years that he was in Kansas City. (1885-1898)"
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Date
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1890~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gone But Not Forgotten: Carl Betz 1854-1898
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Description
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First paragraph of article states that part of the article was prepared in 1962 by Mr. Betz's 3 daughters. Carl Betz was a pioneer for his time in the field of physical education and worked for the Kansas City School District. He also was a musician, born in 1854 and dying at the age of 43 in 1898. Article details his life and includes picture of him.
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Date
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2000
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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SC88 Carl Betz Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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Carl Betz was a pioneer in the physical education curriculum in the Kansas City public schools in the late 1800s. The collection consists of two boxes with programs, manuscripts, artifacts, photographs, miscellaneous published items, etc. Betz was also a musician.
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Date
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1880~/1988
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Object Type
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Finding Aid